CHOCOLATE ALMOND BUTTER AND APPLES

This is a great healthy snack!!

3 Tablespoons almond butter
1Tablespoon cacoa powder
1 packet stevia
1 apple

1) mix these ingredients together
And spread on your favorite sliced
Apple, enjoy health!!

SPINACH & ARTICHOKE DIP

I make this recipe like a rich garlic Alfredo sauce. The amount of cheese you use is up to
your taste, i like a lot!!
so here we go....

2 Tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves chopped garlic
2 Tablespoons flour
1 pint cream or half and half ( go for the cream!)
1/2 to 1 cup of parm or romano cheese grated
1/2 cup of thawed chopped spinach, squeeze out the water real well
1 can 17 oz artichoke hearts
1-2 teaspoons salt & pepper mix ( 75% kosher salt & 25% black pepper)

1) heat olive oil and saute garlic until golden brown

2) add the flour and stir for a minute
3) add 1/2 the cream and bring to a simmer before adding the remaining cream.
   bring to a simmer
4) add the cheese and bring to a simmer, sauce will thicken a bit more at this point should be thick.
5) add spinach
6) open and drain the artichoke hearts. crush the artichokes in your hand as you add to the dip

7) bring dip to a simmer and add salt and pepper mix to taste. this will vary depending on the type   
    and amount of cheese you use.

serve with tortilla chips!!
you can also thicken this with a bit of bread crumbs and use as a stuffing for veal or pork chops, would even be a great stuffing for chicken breast too!!
ENJOY!!

MONKEY MUFFINS!!!

Banana Muffins with a island touch.

Butter and flour muffin pan, this recipe makes 6 big muffins.
Preheat oven to 350 

Mash together:
2 over ripe bananas
2 eggs
1/2 stick soft butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 TBS molasses

Mix into the mash:
1 1/3 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp Allspice ( its a must for the island flavor Mon!)
1/2 tsp kosher salt


Spoon batter into muffin pan,
sprinkle each muffin with a course sugar, like sugar in the raw
and bake 350 for 30 minutes. tooth pick should come out clean when inserted
into center of the biggest muffin.

KORBIN CAKES ( tasty high protein pancakes )

This is a stand alone no topping needed pancake! Great for young children in need of
protein,carbs and healthy fats. 

1 ripe banana smashed
1 Tbsp peanut butter
1 egg
1/2 cup milk 
2 Tbsp whole milk Greek yogurt
1 tsp sugar,agave or honey
1/2 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt

1) mix and mash the first 6 ingredients together
2) add in the flour and baking powder
3) stir just until incorporated, do nit over mix.
4) heat your pan, i like cast iron,add butter and cook like normal pancakes!!!

CHICKEN STEW WITH SWEET POTATOES AND DUMPLINGS

4 Chicken breast boneless cut into 1 in dice
1/4 cup oil, i used coconut
1/2 large onion 1/4 dice
3 stalks of celery 1/4 in dice
10 oz pack of mushrooms sliced
1 sweet potato, peeled , 1in dice and cooked
1 lb bag of frozen peas, carrot and corn
32 oz box of chicken broth
1 cup of cream, milk or coconut milk, your call
1/4 teaspoon dry thyme
1 each bay leaf
1 tablespoon salt and pepper mix
1/4 rice flour
2 batches of Bisquick Dumplings ( if its not on the box its on line)
  you can also use the GF Bisquick mix !

1) Heat oil in a 4 gallon pot, add diced chicken, cook 5 mins, its ok if chicken is still a bit under cooked.
2) add onions and celery, cook until onions turn translucent, around 3-5 mins
3) add mushrooms and cook another 2 mins
4) add broth, salt and pepper mix, thyme, bay and frozen peas, carrots and corn, bring to a simmer.
5) add sweet potatoes.
5) remove 1 cup of liquid and add the rice flour to it. stir well and slowly stir back into the stew,
   bring back to the simmer and follow Bisquick Dumpling recipe from here !
6) ENJOY the rib sticking goodness!!

CAVEMAN LOAF

If you're  a pork lover this is the good stuff!! Perfect Paleo and Gluten Free meal!

INGREDIENTS:
2.5 lbs ground pork
1lb bacon
3 large eggs
1/2 large onion diced fine
5-6 cloves of garlic chopped
2 carrots peeled and diced fine
1 medium zucchini diced fine
1/2 red pepper diced fine
9 oz bag of fresh spinach chopped
1 tablespoon salt and pepper mix ( 3parts sea salt 1 part fresh black pepper )
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 cup almond flour ( if your not a Caveman or Gluten Free use bread crumbs )
3 sweet potatos peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes
3 tablespoons coconut oil melted or olive oil

METHOD: preheat oven 350f
1) saute diced bacon in a large pan until almost crisp, drain half the fat.
2) add all the vegetables except the spinach and sweet potatoes to the bacon, cook until tender.
3) add the spinach and cook until just wilted
4) cool vegetable mixture about 20 minutes.
5) in a large bowl add the pork, eggs, almond flour, seasonings and the cooled vegetable mixture. mix well
6) turn mixture onto a roasting pan and shape into loaf form.

7) toss diced sweet potatoes with oil and a pinch or so of salt and pepper mix and place around the meat loaf.
8) bake for about 45 minutes. a meat thermometer should read over 145f when inserted into the center  (always good to be safe )

ENJOY!!!!!

LAMB SLIDERS WITH AN APRICOT ONION JAM

First thing is the lamb. I used a leg and boned it out. If you can find a boneless leg (roast) or maybe diced lamb meat that would work. For the leg roast you will need to unroll it (assuming it is rolled and tied) and trim all the fat from the meat as best as you can. You want to end up with around 2lbs of meat. Cut into chunks around 2 inch's.

Preheat oven to 350f

LAMB

2 lbs lamb meat cleaned and cubed

2 tablespoons Tagine spice (i get it at Williams Sonoma)

1 tablespoon of cumin

1/2 tablespoon salt and pepper mix ( i always have salt and pepper mix on hand 3 parts kosher or sea salt to 1 part black pepper)

1/2 cup white wine

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil.

 Mix all together in a pan and roast covered with foil for around an hour and a half, lamb will shed when ready.

Cool enough to handle then shed with your hands or a fork and pour the juice from the pan over the lamb after shedding. Check for seasoning.

APRICOT ONION JAM

1 large onion sliced thin (softball size)

1 tablespoon of butter

3-4 tablespoons apricot preserves (i used hero brand)

1 tablespoon sliced fresh mint leaves

2 pinch salt and pepper

Heat the butter in a pan, cast iron works best, over medium heat.

Add the onions and let sit without stirring until they start to brown, should take 4-5 mins.

Then stir and continue to brown until golden.

Turn off the heat and add the apricot preserves until melted

Then add the mint.

Mix and taste, you may like more apricot.

ROLLS

I used Kings Hawaiian Sweet Roll

But any small bun or potato bun will do.

ASSEMBLE

Just open the bun add a bit of lamb a teaspoon of the apricot onion jam and enjoy!